Attire and Fashion

Dresses of each country generally correspond to the local climate, aspirations, traditions, culture and religion. Then there is a blend of traditional dresses and modern wear to keep step with changing times.

The general casual attire of Pakistan and Hindustan is somewhat different from all dresses worn around the world, specially in the region. Due to extreme climatic conditions, the wearing of loosely fitted shirts ("Kameez") and trousers ("Shalwar") is very common both for women and men. Besides, "Dhoti", a large piece of unstitched cloth worn around the waist till the ankles is also worn in villages generally by men and occasionally by women in Punjab and Sind. While Shalwar is the most common dress besides Kameez in the frontier region and Balochistan. Owing to the peculiar requirements of the religion of Islam,

wherein women are not supposed to expose their body, an unstitched piece of cloth is worn over the shirt, covering the head and upper body, known as "Chaddar". Men also wear Chaddar during winters to protect themselves from severity of the weather. However, women in rural areas also wear a over head dress, called "Burqa" to cover their entire body. Wearing of headdress is a sign of nobility in the Punjab and Sind, while it is a rather must in the frontier region and Balochistan.